@woland

I'm afraid this doesn't work. The destination computer requests the custom files that are not included in the 'run-only' version even if they are embedded in a User Actor.

At the moment, if I save a project as 'run-only' with custom-made actors that use shader code, they are requested by the destination computer, and need to be added to a folder for the patch to function. If I pick the code individually out of each custom-made actor, and place into a new GLSL Shader actor in each instance before saving, the code is then included in the 'run-only' version, and the recipient does not need to put additional files on the destination computer. This is highly desirable in situations where projects are being installed remotely, by non-specialist persons, but it's a fiddly task.

All I am asking is that saving a project as 'run-only' can by default embed the code contained in the custom GLSL Shader Actors, without having to re-insert them into many new actors through the patch. 

This would make the process less complicated for both sender and recipient. It seems to me to be in the interest of Isadora to be an install-friendly application for galleries, museums, etc.

@jfg awesome, thankyou  🙈 I was searching for "get..." "cycle" "load" "fps" etc!

@woland said:

Kinda a weird workaround, but if you tell them to always save the file into the same folder as the Isadora file (or the desktop), you can have an Automater Applescript waiting for files to be saved into that folder. When they are, the script can check all the names of the .txt files in the folder and save the names into another "Master List" .txt file (with a set name) formatted so that each file your client saves is added as a new line to the "Master List" .txt file. That way, you can have a Data Array actor looking for the Master File that will allow your client to use the Control Panel to select which file name they want to load in. You may want to put this "Master List" Data Array actor and Control Panel in a separate Scene with a separate Control Panel so that you can add a button on your normal Control Panel that jumps you into the Master List/File Select Scene. Either that or always keep it active as a background Scene and add Controls so that you can always use it to select which Data Array actor file your client wants to select for your main Scene.

Here's a zip file with an example file, some sample text files, and an Applescript with some instructions for setup at the beginning.

Applescript:

(* Script written by L Wilson-Spiro, 2020-12-09 Lucaswilsonspiro.wordpress.com Technical design consultations for installations, interactive technology, and live performance Projection and lighting design Show Control and video programming Theatrical electrics and carpentry Please direct questions to lucaswilsonspiro@gmail.com I do my best to answer emails as soon as possible. 1) You'll need to put this folder (IsadoraFolder) on your desktop in order for this to work. 2) Whenever you save a new text file with the "File Selection" Data Array actor, make sure that it's saved to the folder "IsadoraFolder" on the desktop. 3) You'll need to follow the instructions here to monitor the folder "IsadoraFolder" on the Desktop in order to run this script whenever a file is added to the folder: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/MacAutomationScriptingGuide/WatchFolders.html You may need to give this script permission to perform changes. 1) Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility 2) Click the lock (bottom left) > enter password 3) Click the "+" button 4) In the resulting dialog, locate and select this script (FileNameList) 5) Click the "+" button 6) In the resulting dialog, go to Applications > locate and select "Script Editor" 7) Click the lock again Resources used: Applescript find Username: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3152534 Applescript list of files in folder without extension: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37299815/applescript-how-do-i-get-get-a-file-list-of-files-in-folder-and-remove-extensio Applescript list of files in folder with extensions: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/342773/can-applescript-get-folder-contents-with-file-extension-exclusion Applescript write text to file: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3780985/how-do-i-write-to-a-text-file-using-applescript Applescript File paths: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/MacAutomationScriptingGuide/ReferenceFilesandFolders.html Getting AppleScript to output multiple lines to shell https://gist.github.com/hynkle/7432418 *) -- FIND USERNAME -- set userName to short user name of (system info) -- SET FILEPATH TO FOLDER -- set theFolder to "/Users/" & userName & "/Desktop/IsadoraFolder" as POSIX file -- SET FILEPATH TO FILENAMELIST.TXT -- set textFile to "Users/" & userName & "/Desktop/IsadoraFolder/FileNameList.txt" -- CREATE MULTI-LINE STRING WITH .TXT FILE NAMES -- tell application "Finder" -- Get full list of names of .txt files in the folder set fileList to name of every file in folder theFolder whose name extension is "txt" -- Start process of making each file name on a new line set myString to "" as text -- Put each file name on a new line repeat with myItem in fileList set myString to myString & myItem & linefeed end repeat

end tell
list folder theFolder
-- WRITE LIST OF FILE NAMES TO FILENAMELIST.TXT --
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of myString & " > " & quoted form of textFile

Thank you jhoepffner!

That is what i needed!

merci,

this course has the right level for me ......

Diether

Hello,

I manipulate many text for show and the best way, for me, is a special Quartz Composer patch able to open and parse an XML text. With that I can have a very precise control on what Is screened. The only problem is you have to make your text in QC (size, place etc.) and send image to Isadora. It's possible to send text, but accent (like in french) are very badly interpreted between QC and Isadora. Mark, a data array with text? :-) or a XML paser? here is a sample of a QC patche, and an XML. I use it for a performance with multilingual subtitles Hope that help Jacques Hoepffner

8dec99-xmlparsing.qtz.zip 8a3b52-chapitres.xml.zip

Dear Mark,

I was running for the evil clowns the last couple of days, but I am back and managed to grap the file. I just tried it again and now it seems to work. I didn't change a thing in my project. But anyway, here is the file I used to test it. I can imagine that it makes finding the problem a bit difficult. Thanks!

Adri

Text File